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Artist's Statement / His Truth Goes Marching On, 1993 Bottles are filled with different amounts of water to produce all the notes of "The Battle Hymm of the Republic" are transcribed into a corresponding bottle. When a viewer strikes each bottle in succession the bottles play the song. The story is in the object. "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Julia Ward Howe, 1861 John Brown's body lies amould'ring in the grave, John Brown's body lies amould'ring in the grave, John Brown's body lies amould'ring in the grave, His soul goes marching on! Chorus Glory, glory! Hallelujah! Glory, glory! Hallelujah! Glory, glory! Hallelujah! His soul goes marching on! He captured Harper's Ferry with his nineteen men so true, And he frightened old Virginia till she trembled through and through; They hung him for a traitor, themselves the traitor cries But his soul is marching on! Chorus Artist's Statement / 100, 1995 100 people aged zero through 99 are arranged in chronological order. The result is a simple timeline in which the viewer can place themselves. Paul Ramírez Jonas |